Word of the Day 06/18/22 Hokum
Hokum (noun)
hokum [ hoh-kuhm ]
noun
1. out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
2. elements of low comedy introduced into a play, novel, etc., for the laughs they may bring.
3. sentimental matter of an elementary or stereotyped kind introduced into a play or the like.
4. false or irrelevant material introduced into a speech, essay, etc., in order to arouse interest, excitement, or amusement.
WORDS RELATED TO HOKUM
platitude, betrayal, deceit, disinformation, duplicity, falsehood, fraud, hypocrisy, lying, mendacity, treachery, trickery, untruth, banality, bromide, bunk, fudge, hogwash, hooey, malarkey
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ORIGIN: 1915–20, Americanism; probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum
HOW TO USE HOKUM IN A SENTENCE
Rice is caught in the weird hierarchy of the Bush administration, where nothing seems to trump the proud place of pure hokum.
THANDIE NAILS CONDI|PATRICIA J. WILLIAMS|OCTOBER 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Ye see, Hokum he got thirty-seven cents' worth o' lemons and sperit.
OLDTOWN FIRESIDE STORIES|HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
And there's just enough hokum in that to make everyone back at the Academy happy.
THE SPACE PIONEERS|CAREY ROCKWELL
Senator Gonzales was fond of the Society's crackpot receptionist, and he knew exactly what kind of hokum would please her most.
PSICHOPATH|GORDON RANDALL GARRETT
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
hokum [ hoh-kuhm ]
noun
1. out-and-out nonsense; bunkum.
2. elements of low comedy introduced into a play, novel, etc., for the laughs they may bring.
3. sentimental matter of an elementary or stereotyped kind introduced into a play or the like.
4. false or irrelevant material introduced into a speech, essay, etc., in order to arouse interest, excitement, or amusement.
WORDS RELATED TO HOKUM
platitude, betrayal, deceit, disinformation, duplicity, falsehood, fraud, hypocrisy, lying, mendacity, treachery, trickery, untruth, banality, bromide, bunk, fudge, hogwash, hooey, malarkey
See synonyms for hokum on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1915–20, Americanism; probably blend of hocus-pocus and bunkum
HOW TO USE HOKUM IN A SENTENCE
Rice is caught in the weird hierarchy of the Bush administration, where nothing seems to trump the proud place of pure hokum.
THANDIE NAILS CONDI|PATRICIA J. WILLIAMS|OCTOBER 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Ye see, Hokum he got thirty-seven cents' worth o' lemons and sperit.
OLDTOWN FIRESIDE STORIES|HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
And there's just enough hokum in that to make everyone back at the Academy happy.
THE SPACE PIONEERS|CAREY ROCKWELL
Senator Gonzales was fond of the Society's crackpot receptionist, and he knew exactly what kind of hokum would please her most.
PSICHOPATH|GORDON RANDALL GARRETT
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.